Development of a computerised library staff requirement planning model | |
| Author | Nwe Ni Win |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.IM-00-03 |
| Subject(s) | Library personnel management Libraries--Automation |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Advanced Technologies |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. IM-00-03 |
| Abstract | Staff strength required for a library depends upon various factors such as, number of working days in a year, opening hours, leave allowed in a year, total stock, number of documents added in a year, number of documents circulated in a day, number of reference queries handled per day, types and quantum of services offered, number of readers requiring guidance in a day, updating and backing up the library data and software, and so on. This model is developed as a Windows-based computerized model written in Visual Basic to assist library staff requirement planning taking into consideration the above factors and more. The user of the system (planner) can change the default values and standards set in the model and plan the staff required as per his/her library's needs. The system can be used for checking the present staff strength of a library, for estimating its future requirements and for planning staff strength for a new library. The staff strength is computed and presented as per categories: senior professionals, professionals, paraprofessionals, skilled and unskilled staff. It also displays the functions of the different sections in the library, including the various kinds of services a library can offer. |
| Year | 2000 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. IM-00-03 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Advanced Technologies (SAT) |
| Department | Department of Information and Communications Technologies (DICT) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Information Management (IM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Devadason, Francis Jawahar; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Yulu, Qi;Tien, Hoang Le; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Employee student; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2000 |